document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=588181>Question 588181</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> What is kates age if 3 times her age in 4 years time is 57 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = her age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "write an equation for exactly what it says<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 3(a+4) = 57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 4 = 57/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 4 = 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 19-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 15 yr is her age now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check it in the original equation </SPAN>\n" );
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